Author name: scratchfarm

This recipe is a reconstruction of Julia’s great-grandmother’s latke recipe. They are great made with our Daisy Gold potatoes and topped with applesauce and yogurt or sour cream! Ingredients Directions Grate one half of the potatoes coarsely with a handheld cheese grater or a food processor grating attachment. Then grate the onion, then the other […]

It’s a good thing we like eggs, because we love raising chickens. There are lots of ways to eat eggs, and we often have a simple scrambled or fried egg for breakfast or lunch. The recipes below are for a few of the more interesting ways we use fresh eggs from our chickens. 1. Huevos

We eat a lot of pita bread sandwiches. One of our favorites are tofu reubens. You could certainly make these with meat instead of tofu. We just like them with tofu. This recipe for homemade thousand island dressing is so much better than the bottle you can buy at the store. Ingredients Pita bread (or

Oven fries are a go to for us. They’re simple, easy and everyone loves them. Sorry this recipe doesn’t include quantities, we never measure. Ingredients PotatoesBacon grease, canola oil or butter (in order of preference)Salt & pepperSmoked paprika Directions Preheat the oven to 475 degrees. Cut the potatoes into wedge shaped slices. Put in a

Our favorite way to eat beets and squash! Ingredients 2 lb butternut squash1.5 lb beets2 T red wine vinegar1 tsp balsamic vinegar1 clove garlic, pressed6 T olive oil (or 4 T olive oil and 2 T sesame oil)3 T chopped walnuts, toasted2 T chopped fresh herbs (rosemary, oregano, sage, etc.) — optionalSalt and pepper Directions

So easy, so delicious and a tradition in Julia’s family. This tastes better the next day. Ingredients ¾ lb cranberries1 orange½ cup sugar Directions Slice the orange in quarters and remove the seeds but do not peel. Chop cranberries and orange (peel and all) in a food processor. Leave a little bit of chunkiness. We